Outside of the Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar, less than an hour into 2019, Juan Fernandez hit an unidentified victim in the head, leaving the victim bleeding from the brain, while Fernandez got away in a car driven by a Westwood man, police said.

On Jan. 1 at around 12:51 a.m., police were told that a victim had been assaulted outside of a bar in Hillsdale, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said. Fernandez, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, assaulted the unidentified victim and got away in a car driven by Alex Green, of Westwood, according to court documents.

The alleged attack happened with the New Year’s festivities in the background. The Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar held a New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with free hats and noisemakers and complimentary bottles of champagne for those who reserved a table for eight people or more.

Alex Green, 22, allegedly drove the getaway car for Juan Fernandez after the alleged assault in HIllsdale(Photo: Courtesy of Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)

Witnesses told police that they saw Fernandez hit the unidentified victim outside the bar, according to court documents. Police also reviewed surveillance footage that show Fernandez doing the same, according to the documents. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and the person remained hospitalized as of Monday, the Prosecutor's Office said.

On Friday in Paramus, three days after the assault, Fernandez was arrested. Green was arrested Jan. 2. Green is scheduled for a first court appearance Jan. 16, and Fernandez is scheduled for his first appearance Jan. 23.